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Month: September 2011

USA Women’s National Team wins their first game

The score: USA 77, Familia Schio 48. Brittney Griner lead the way with 15 points, and Swin Cash, Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles each chipped in 12.Coach and player quotes.Griner's blog. (This girl is almost…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-30

Jimmy Watson: Baylor's Kim Mulkey detests loss of Texas A&M (shreveporttimes.com) http://t.co/VfCCj07C #ncaaw # FIBA Americas Championship semifinals-Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba. Sched: http://t.co/N3CAuADA Canada beats Jamaica http://t.co/QtB8sEFP # Hip hop legends 'The Sugarhill Gang' to…

Lady Vols in the news

Kara Lawson is embarking on a journey with her husband to raise funds for Alzheimer's Disease research:Pat Summitt has meant so much to so many of us. Whether you're a former player like myself or…

Sylvia Fowles is Defensive Player of the Year

Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles is the defensive POY of the WNBA this year.The All-First Team:Sylvia FowlesTamika CatchingsRebekkah BrunsonTanisha WrightAngel McCoughtryThe All-Second Team:Sancho LyttleSwin CashTina CharlesArmintie PriceKatie DouglasM...

Summary of NCAA penalties imposed on the University of Cincinnati women’s basketball program

As a result of major and secondary violations committed by coaches in its women’s basketball program, the University of Cincinnati received several sanctions from the NCAA. The third-year head coach of the team is Jamelle…

Dishin & Swishin September 29, 2011 Podcast: Kara Lawson breaks down the WNBA finals, makes announcement

[display_podcast] This weekend the WNBA Finals begin, bringing an end to the 15th season of the league. It has been an entertaining season, with highs and lows for every team. There have been injuries and…

Sylvia Fowles Named 2011 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, All Defensive Team announced

The WNBA named Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles the 2011 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year today. She received 19 out of 40 votes, one more than the runner-up, Indiana Fever forward and four-time Defensive…

Hip hop legends the Sugarhill Gang to perform at halftime of game one of the WNBA Finals

Since 2006, the Minnesota Lynx has used the Sugarhill Gang’s “Apache” as the theme for pregame video and the postgame dance following wins. During game one of the WNBA Finals, the legendary hip hop is…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-29

USA Basketball names 2011 Women’s Pan American Games team http://t.co/xEB0zLKL # Dream coach Meadors: "We played intelligent. We used our speed & quickness. We switched & trapped & mixed it up" http://t.co/NENZfkVE #wnba # Atlanta…

Talkin’ newspaper coverage, freshman and recruiting visits

Clay Kallam says high school sports coverage in the Northern California area is in danger, due to the consolidation of several small publications:High school sports is the most labor-intensive activity in the sports department. (All…

More on the Eastern Conference final

Atlanta forward Angel McCoughtry embraced her role as the villain last night, taunting fans all game long. Jeez. And I thought ignoring her coach's substitute for her to come out of the game was bad…

And the beat don’t stop…….

Your WNBA team lost? You'll be out of the country within two days.USA Basketball's National Team will play soon. They're kicking it in the meantime.Minnesota - one of the last two teams standing - has…

NBA Minnesota Timberwolves offering tickets to 2,000 fans for game one of the WNBA Finals

From the Lynx: New Timberwolves Head Coach Rick Adelman and President of Basketball Operations David Kahn are teaming up to send Lynx fans to the WNBA Finals. With the Lynx’s historic season culminating in the…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-28

Fever may have to play without Catchings tonight (indystar.com) http://t.co/cjkOQlCe #wnba # Phoenix Mercury stall in West finals (azcentral.com) http://t.co/R4wwFxe2 #wnba # Lynx have silenced doubters so far in playoffs (startribune.com) http://t.co/tKkaBqJt #wnba # Dream…

Dream beat Fever, advance to league finals

Atlanta dominated from beginning to end and took the Eastern Conference title, beating Indiana 83-67.The stats of some individuals were good, but the overall turnover, fouls, shooting percentage and rebounding stats of both teams left…

Atlanta Dream defeat the Indiana Fever and reach the WNBA Finals for second year in a row

The Atlanta Dream earned a decisive victory on the road in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals defeating the Indiana Fever, 83-67 in the best-of-three series. The Dream advance to the WNBA Finals for…

Storm guard Sue Bird underwent successful surgery on right hip

From the Storm: Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird underwent successful surgery to repair the labrum in her right hip, the team announced today. The surgery took place Tuesday morning, Sept. 27, at the Steadman…

Catchings warming up for Eastern Conference final – will give playing a try

Just seconds ago, the WNBA "tweeted" a report by the Indy Star that Fever forward Tamika Catchings will try to play in tonight's deciding game three in the Eastern Conference finals. She was injured Sunday,…

Alyssia Brewer to UCLA?

Rumors popped up yesterday on a couple message boards that the former Tennessee forward, who left the team earlier this month, will play for UCLA. Then ESPN Hoopgurlz tweeted a few hours ago that, per…

Sue Bird has surgery

Storm point guard Sue Bird had successful surgery this morning to repair the labrum in her right hip.ESPN W had a summit yesterday in Tucson, AZ that included Lisa Leslie, Skylar Diggins and a host…

USA Basketball Fall 2011 European Tour Squad

USA Basketball added two new members to its women’s national team pool before heading on a European tournament and training camp tour. Sophia Young and Danielle Robinson of the San Antonio Silver Stars will join…

Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2011-09-27

Notes and quotes from the Minnesota victory over Phoenix http://t.co/bFY1zHKe Finals schedule http://t.co/S1ZWkHVa #wnba # Dream forces decisive Game 3 in East finals (ajc.com) http://t.co/DykOxPeV #wnba # Phoenix Mercury eliminated by Minnesota Lynx in WNBA…

Pat Summitt has received an outpouring of love

I asked Debby Jennings, University of Tennessee Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations, how much mail Coach Pat Summitt has received since announcing Aug. 23 that she has early-onset dementia."Thousands and thousands of emails, cards,…

No word on Catchings; deciding game three tomorrow

Not a peep today on the status of Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, who was carried out of Eastern Conference finals game two in the middle of the fourth quarter yesterday after injuring her right…

Sophia Young and Kim Mulkey excited about the San Antonio star’s USA Basketball training camp invitation

Just weeks after becoming a United States citizen Sophia Young received an invitation to train and travel with the U.S. National Team. The San Antonio Silver Stars forward and former Baylor star will join the…

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